Camera practice

Having just gotten my fancy camera I decided to see what I could do with it scenery wise. I know these are not professional quality but overall I think they turned out pretty good. I would love advice or tips on how to take better pics so if you have any feel free to leave a note. All I ask is that you don't bash me.

Arboretum (1 of many)

On Friday Kaylie and I took advantage of the beautiful weather to take grandma to the Arboretum. Grandma Chris loves flowers and we thought this would be a wonderful bonding experience for the three of us. We had a blast. We enjoyed a relaxing lunch on the porch and a stroll through the Arboretum looking at all of the different types of flowers. Definitely a great day! After looking through all the pictures I took it was hard to decide which ones to post. This was the best I could do when it came to narrowing it down.

We apologized to the poor flower she demolished. We know she is not supposed to touch. She did not listen.

She was in such a good mood. She definitely let me take a lot of pictures.

Giving Meow Meow a kiss. Thought this was precious! She has such a soft side.

The little boy in the picture was standing here when the winds decided to shift. He ended up getting soaked. As funny as it was we all felt so bad for him. Thankfully, it was a gorgeous day out.

I enjoyed all the different faces she made. Have to make sure to include all of them.

Playing with the rocks were her favorite part of the day. We had to force her to leave.

She threw them everywhere. I ended up pulling them out of her hair.

I had a hard time keeping her out of the plants. She enjoyed jumping off the hill.

As we were walking she decided she was done. She laid herself out on the ground so no one could get by and refused to move. I ended up carrying her the rest of the way to the gate. Silly girl.

Grandmas here!!!

On Thursday we were blessed with a visit from Grandma Chris. We had a wonderful visit. Kaylie was so glad to spend time with her and be able to show grandma all the new things she has learned since they were last together.

Grandma showered Kaylie with a bunch of goodies. She loved them all.

Even Bailey had to show grandma how excited she was to have her here.

Hanging out

Caught her here just hanging out. She gave me some precious photo ops.

Mouse Madness

Last Monday was the start of spring break for the kids in Frisco. To celebrate we went with our neighbors to see the mouse named Chuckie to play games and have a great time with "the girls" and Paulie as Kaylie refers to them. We have missed them so much and had a blast spending some time with them. Again, excuse the picture. It was taken with my phone. I thought this was a good picture considering she hates the mouse and at previous visits refused to even get next to him on this ride.

Elmo Loves You

Just thought this was sweet. Caught her reading one of her favorite books.

Pump it up

A few weekends ago we were invited to Conner's birthday at Pump It Up. For those of you that have never been this place has two rooms filled with a bunch of inflatables for kids as well as parents to play/bounce on. At a previous Pump It Up party Kaylie was so terrified we spend 30 minutes in the lobby playing on the bench. Knowing this I decided we would show up fashionably late so that we were there for a little jumping and then the cake and ice cream. To my surprise Kaylie got in and started to jump. She watched me get in and followed. It took a good 15 minutes but she did it. From that point on she was unstoppable. Her favorite thing was this obstacle course. With mommy in tow we did it MANY times!!! Mommy did not realize she was going to get a workout. I had a moment of nervousness when we got to the second picture and stressed about how I was going to get her up this step climb. After the first time she started to do it on her own with no help. I was so incredibly proud of my monkey. Give her some time and she will conquer her fear. Please excuse picture quality. They were taken with my phone.

New Shades (1 of many)

After a fun day at MOPS and a shopping trip to Target Kaylie is sporting her new, too large for her face pair of sunglasses.

Five minutes later I realized it was a little quiet.

Five more minutes...By the time we got home she had slid even farther down than this with her hands off Meow Meow. So sweet.

Silly Dog

Silly...I mean crazy dog!!! Seriously!!! Several things turn Shiner into a completely different dog. Storms, plastic bags, the toaster oven, and beeping fire alarms. These events cause a massive take over of Shiner's body causing him to become possessed. He has been known to dig into the carpet, open doors, put himself into the garage, put himself under a bed, and jump up onto book shelves to chew up the blinds. He has set off our alarm, tried to climb up a ladder, and as you can see below jumping on tables. At the first onset he will start shaking violently and after all is said and done he will not calm down for at least a few hours. Thankfully, after some serious doggy anti-anxiety medication the second picture is the end result. We feel bad giving it to him but it keeps him from being miserable.